Riddle me this, haiku man! - Page 9

Clodfobble · 08-24-2011, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Eerie occurings
in your suburban district.
Who shall you summon?

Ghostbusters!

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

An arc and two dots
on a smooth field of yellow.
Answer without words.

No clue about the third one, or monster's "five bob" riddle.

ZenGum · 08-24-2011, 08:19 AM

ding

ding

monster · 08-24-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Just thinking out loud here...

Five ... number of beastmonster clan, perhaps.
bob ... if not currency, then what? bobbing in water? Swimming again? If so, could "one piece" refer to the swimsuit?

denoting the distinguished ... blank ...

oral recov'ry ... dental visit? Tooth fairy (link money?)

Nope, I'm done. Cluesies?

It's three clues to the same word.

BigV · 08-24-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Five bob in one piece
Denoting the distinguished
Oral recov’ry

A crown.

monster · 08-24-2011, 03:30 PM

correct

ZenGum · 08-24-2011, 07:13 PM

Crown ...

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Slice, dice and resplice:
huge berserk reBel WartHoG.
Once a president.

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Place, not TV show
Boomclickclickboomclickclickboom
Back, and to the left

So, Cellar, you've got the riddles about the movie and the silly internet meme, but the two that refer to 20th century US presidents were just too obscure, were they?

BigV · 08-24-2011, 07:14 PM

Warren G Harding

ZenGum · 08-24-2011, 07:21 PM

Bzz! Incorrect, thank you for playing.

The first one works like a cryptic crossword clue.

BigV · 08-24-2011, 07:24 PM

George HW Bush

monster · 08-24-2011, 08:02 PM

Kennedy

monster · 08-24-2011, 08:06 PM

Overactive shields
Destroying the healthy self
Never say never.

monster · 08-24-2011, 08:19 PM

Midwestern surprise
Normally counterclockwise
There's no place like home

ZenGum · 08-24-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

George HW Bush

I can accept that, although the answer on the card is George Herbert Walker Bush. This makes the anagram work.

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Originally Posted by monster

Kennedy

Hmmm, correct president, I was looking for the event. Pretty obvious now, though, so okay, have a cookie.

ZenGum · 08-24-2011, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Overactive shields
Destroying the healthy self
Never say never.

Hayfever? (Gut feeling says some more specific autoimmune disease...)

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Originally Posted by monster

Midwestern surprise
Normally counterclockwise
There's no place like home

BUGNADO!!!! Or maybe just a tornado.

monster · 08-24-2011, 09:10 PM

I can has beer instead?

08-24-2011, 08:19 AM	#122
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	ding ding __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-24-2011, 03:30 PM	#125
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	correct __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2011, 07:14 PM	#127
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Warren G Harding __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-24-2011, 07:21 PM	#128
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Bzz! Incorrect, thank you for playing. The first one works like a cryptic crossword clue. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-24-2011, 07:24 PM	#129
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	George HW Bush __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-24-2011, 08:02 PM	#130
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Kennedy __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2011, 08:06 PM	#131
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Overactive shields Destroying the healthy self Never say never. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2011, 08:19 PM	#132
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Midwestern surprise Normally counterclockwise There's no place like home __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2011, 09:10 PM	#135
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I can has beer instead? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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